What diseases does ENT department treat?

Otolaryngology is a common department in hospitals. It is mainly used to diagnose and treat diseases of the ears, nose, and throat. It is a common department of surgery. There are many diseases that can be treated. Its original name was ENT, which includes some diseases of otolaryngology. The more common ones include rhinitis, otitis media, pharyngitis, adenoids hypertrophy, tonsillitis and many other diseases.

What diseases does ENT department treat?

Otolaryngology was formerly known as "ENT Department". After the reform of the Ministry of Health, it was officially named "Otolaryngology Department". The classification of ENT diseases is mainly based on some common diseases in the ears, nose and throat.

Common otolaryngology diseases include: ear diseases: otitis media, tinnitus, otitis externa, deafness, tympanic membrane perforation, tympanic membrane repair, hearing impairment;

Nasal diseases: acute rhinitis, chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, nasal polyps, allergic rhinitis, rhinoplasty;

Throat diseases: laryngitis, pharyngitis, acute pharyngitis, chronic pharyngitis, adenoids hypertrophy, tonsillitis, snoring (snoring), vocal cord polyps, vocal cord polyps, acute pharyngitis. The above are the more common diseases in the classification of otolaryngology diseases. In addition to these, otolaryngology also has chronic otitis media, deviated nasal septum, etc. The above classifications can be referred to the otolaryngology website.

Development With the development of minimally invasive technology, rapid cure of various chronic ENT diseases has become a new trend in ENT. Cutting-edge equipment such as American low-temperature plasma, German STORZ nasal endoscope, CZT 8F audio resonance deafness treatment device, Japanese Olympus fiber laryngoscope, German Zeiss surgical microscope, etc. can treat almost all otolaryngology diseases such as rhinitis, nasal polyps, pharyngitis, tonsils, snoring, tinnitus, otitis media, etc., and can even replace more than 90% of otolaryngology open surgeries.